Meaning
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₂- Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis Proto-Germanic *tīdiz Proto-West Germanic *tīdi Old English tīd Middle English tyde English tide Inherited from Middle English tyde, from Old English tīd, from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis, from *deh₂y- + *-tis. Related to time. Cognate with Dutch tijd (“time”), German Zeit (“time”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish tid (“time”), Faroese and Icelandic tíð (“time”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-06-25IADEFTX
- 2026-06-18TDEFIOX
- 2026-05-11TCIEDHW
- 2026-01-15IDTGEHW
- 2025-04-29EDTGFIY
- 2025-01-15IZTEPUD
- 2024-12-07TAMEDIV
- 2024-03-13TDLUGEI
- 2023-10-24TUDPIEM
- 2023-10-02ITBOGDE
- 2023-08-29TAIEDFX
- 2023-05-24TCUEDIV
+2 earlier appearances in the archive.